ribb.
a projecting rib, flange or strengthening ridge
Meaning & usage
a projecting rib, flange or strengthening ridge
ribbed knitted fabric, especially fabric used for cuffs, neckbands or waistbands
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from English rib (“rib; projecting ridge or flange”), from Middle English ribbe (“rib”), from Old English ribb (“rib”), from Proto-West Germanic *ribi (“rib”), from Proto-Germanic *ribją (“rib”). The technical senses developed metaphorically from the anatomical rib, referring to a narrow projecting support, ridge or flange; the textile sense refers to fabric formed with raised ribs. Doublet of ribbe (“rib; raised ridge”) and rev (“reef”). The English source is cognate with Dutch rib, German Rippe, Icelandic rif and Faroese riv (“rib; reef”).
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